motto
/ˈmɑ.toʊ/ verb C2- To compose mottos.
He/she/it mottos · Past mottoed · Past participle mottoed · -ing form mottoing
Verb forms
- Base form
- motto
- He/she/it
- mottos
- Past
- mottoed
- Past participle
- mottoed
- -ing form
- mottoing
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Once, when nobody was looking, Gilbert took from his desk a little pink candy heart with a gold motto on it, “You are sweet,” and slipped it under the curve of Anne’s arm.
The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
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